Fountain washing device



June 4, 1929. l. L. LEWIS ET AL FOUNTAIN WASHING DEVICE Filed Oct. 1, 1927 Cohi W a" e V l I 1 N V EN TORS.

Wig/ax A TTORNEYS Patented June 4, 1929 p v UNITED STATES 1,71s,933 PATENT. OFFICE.

1mm. L. LEWIS AND HowAIm'c. MYERS, or ONEIDA, NEW YORK.

FOUNTAIN WASHING nnvIcE.

Application an October 1, 1927. Serial No. 223,415.

This invention has for its object a fountain washing device, particularly a device for washing dishes and for supplying at will either clear water or soapy water or water with any other cleanser therein and has for its object, a particularly simple, compact and unitary water dispensing device which can be readily applied to ordinary sink faucets.

The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations and constructions hereinafterset forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a dispensing device embodying our invention, the connections by which it is applied to the usual hot and cold water systems being also shown.

Figure 2 is "a side elevation, partly in section of the dispensing device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the dispensing device seen in Figure 1.

Figure 1 is a sectional view of the coupling for connecting the device to the water system, one of the sink faucets being also shown.

This dispensing device comprises a body formed with a soap receptacle and With a water inlet in the bottom of the receptacle and a water outlet, the water inlet having branches communicating respectively with the receptacle and with the water outlet and valve means for closing the water inlet or opening the water inlet directly to the water outlet or openin the water inlet with the branch leading to t e receptacle whereby the water is bypassed through the soap receptacle to the water outlet, the body together with the various water or fluid connections being a unitary structure.

1 designates the body which is formed with a soap receptacle 2 and a relatively thick bottom 3, the soap receptacle being closed by a cover 4 which makes it practically air tight. The relatively thick bottom is formed with a water inlet passage 5 and with a water outlet 6 which communicates through a passage 7 with the interior of the receptacle, and also with branches 8 and 9 leading from the water inlet 5 respectively to the outlet 6 and to the receptacle 2.

The valve means comprises a three-way rotary valve 10 located at the intersection of the passages 5, 8 and 9, this valve being operable to entirely close the passage 5 or to connect the passages 5 and 9 so that the water passes through the soap receptacle and out handle 11, here shown as in the form of an arrow mounted on the outside of the body 1 and movable over a dial 12 which indicates the position of the valve. The outlet 6 is provided with a suitable coupling 13 by means of which it is connected to a flexible pipe or hose 14 carrying various washing tools as cloths or mops for washing dishes and these may be of various characters as of soft material or of mineral wool etc. In any case, the water or cleansing fluid passes through the tool. The tool may also in some cases be a spray heads. The tool used forms no part of this invention.

The cover 4 is held tightly in position by means of a wing serew15 threading through a suitable oke 16 against the top of the cover, the yoke being detachably interlocked with the body 1.

The evice is connected to the water system by a pipe 17 threading in the bottom of the device 1 and supporting the same and communicating with the passage 5. The pipe 17 has branches 18 and 19 leading respectively to the hot and cold water pipes and these pipes are preferably connected to the water pipe as 20 directly in the rear of the sink faucet 21. In order that the pipes 18, 19 may be readily coupled to the feed pipe, each feed pipe is provided with a coupling 22 connecting it and its faucet 21, this coupling being provided with a laterally extendlng passage 23 in which the pipe 18 or 19 is threaded. Each pipe 18 or 19 may also be provided with a suitable manually operated cut-off valve 24 or 25. The pipes 17, 18 and 19 are assembled rigid enough to support the soap dispensing device 1.

In operation, soap is placed in the receptacle 2 and the cover tightly clamped in position and the valves 24 and 25 opened or if only hot water is needed, the valve 24 is opened and if cold water is desired, the valve 25 is opened and the temperature of the water can be regulated by opening both valves more or less. The water passes from the pipe 18 or 19 or both through the pipe 17 into the passage 5 and the valve 10 operated to either cause the water to by-pass through the soap chamber and out through the passage 7, outlet 6 and pipe 14 to the washing tool, or if soapy water is not desired, the valve 11 can be turned so that the soap chamber is cut out and the water passes directly from the pipe 17 through the passages 5, Sand 6 out through the hose 14.

This device is particularly advantageous in that it is small and compact in construction, readily applied to the sink faucets and readily operable by turning one valve 10 to obtain a soapy cleansing or a clear rinsing fluid.

What we claim is:

The combination of'hot and cold water feed pipes and faucets for each, couplings connectin said feedpipes and said faucets, each coup ing bein formed with a lateral passage therein lea ing therefrom, a branch pipe havin a pair of valves therein connecting sai lateral passages and a fountain washing device having its inlet connected to said branch pipe between said valves comprising a body ormed with a soap receptacle, an outlet having abranch leading from the receptacle, a water inlet having branches leading to the receptacle and to the outlet respectively and a three-way valve at the intersection of the water inlet and its branches and operable into positions to close the water inlet, to connect the water inlet with the branch leading to the soap receptacle and to close the branch leading to the soap receptacle and to open the branch leadin to the outlet.

In testimony whereof, we a've hereunto signed our names at Syracuse in the county of Onondaga, and State of ew-York, this 11th day of July, 1927.

' ISABEL L. LEWIS. HOWARD o. MYERS. 

